Del of Hieroglyphics reckoning force

Mixes humour, hip hop

Del the Funky Homosapien of Hieroglyphics is bringing Bukue One and Zac Hendrix for hip-hop haven Saturday, June 24 at Garfinkels.

Del, the alias of Teren Delvon Jones, first got his start with his cousin Ice Cube and his backing band, Da Lench Mob. However, instead of the violent bone-crunching word play Ice Cube was famous for, Del sought out a different kind of bone, a funny one.

Del departed from the Parliament Funkadelic classics found in Dels debut release I Wish My Brother George Was Here, produced by Cube on the Elektra/Asylum label. He also stepped away from his cousin, resulting in a second album more reflective of his style, No Need For Alarm. The move also resulted in the founding of Dels own crew, Hieroglyphics. Dels highly-touted crew consists of members of Souls of Mischief, Casual, and Pep Love & JBiz (now The Prose).

Third Eye Vision was the first full-length album for Hieroglyphics with Del later coming out with Both Sides of the Brain and Deltron 3030  a collective effort by Del, Dan "The Automator" and Kid Koala.

Del then collaborated with Gorillaz, resulting in hit singles Rock the House and Clint Eastwood  the artist notes the platinum song was the result of reading the book How to Write a Hit Song.

Full Circle is Hieroglyphics newest release. Together with his crew, Del founded his own independent record label: Hieroglyphics Imperium.

Advance $20 tickets available at Electric Daisy and The Circle. Doors 9 p.m. The show starts early at 10:30 p.m. sharp.